Category: Science

Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and prevent a future one.

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A Trump administration rule could shift how science funding works in the U.S. The administration says its an effort to deter waste, but science advocates

The cold-loving yeasts from Ötzi’s remains suggest the Iceman’s microbiome may not be completely frozen in time.

A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi’s body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps.

Physicists used quantum bits to achieve ‘perfect randomness’ in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems.

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola.

Swapping materials in its Majorana 2 chip boosted the effectiveness of quantum bits that rely on the math of topology to reduce errors, Microsoft says.

China’s Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan “Thousand Sails” satellites, during a surprise launch for which there

Sigma’s 60-600mm Sport lens is one of the most versatile wildlife lenses around, but can its huge zoom range outweigh the heavy design?

Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.’s oldest rock art.

Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS. Here’s what they’ve learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.